Youth Fatally Shot in Lahj Governorate's Al-Houta City

A young man was killed by gunfire in Al-Houta city, the administrative center of Tuban district in Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, on Tuesday. The perpetrator fled the scene following the incident.

Local sources identified the victim as Abdullah Nasser Ali Salam, a resident of Al-Habyl village in the Al-Houta district. He sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head near Al-Quraishi station, north of Al-Houta city.

According to the sources, an armed individual on a motorcycle fired upon the victim before escaping to an unknown destination. The body of the deceased has been transferred to the morgue at Ibn Khaldun Hospital.

Security authorities are reportedly conducting an investigation into the incident to identify and apprehend the assailant.